U.S. patent application number 13/473627 was filed with the patent office on 2013-08-08 for fastening device for hard disk drive.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is PING-CHUAN DENG, AN-GANG LIANG. Invention is credited to PING-CHUAN DENG, AN-GANG LIANG.
Application Number | 20130200238 13/473627 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 48902078 |
Filed Date | 2013-08-08 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130200238 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
LIANG; AN-GANG ; et
al. |
August 8, 2013 |
FASTENING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE
Abstract
A fastening device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a
bracket and a bottom plate. The bracket includes a base plate to
support the HDD. Two latching tabs extend down from opposite sides
of the base plate. A fastening tab extends out from a first end of
the base plate. Two blocks protrude from the bottom plate. A
hooking slot is defined in each block. The latching tabs are
operable to engage in the hooking slots. A fastener is operable to
extend through the fastening tab and engage in the bottom
plate.
Inventors: |
LIANG; AN-GANG; (Shenzhen
City, CN) ; DENG; PING-CHUAN; (Shenzhen City,
CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
LIANG; AN-GANG
DENG; PING-CHUAN |
Shenzhen City
Shenzhen City |
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CN
CN |
|
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
Shenzhen City
CN
|
Family ID: |
48902078 |
Appl. No.: |
13/473627 |
Filed: |
May 17, 2012 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
248/310 |
Current CPC
Class: |
G06F 1/187 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
248/310 |
International
Class: |
H05K 7/00 20060101
H05K007/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Feb 6, 2012 |
CN |
201210025114.2 |
Claims
1. A fastening device for a hard disk drive (HDD), comprising: a
bracket comprising a base plate to support the HDD, two latching
tabs extending down from opposite sides of the base plate, a
fastening tab extending out from a first end of the base plate; and
a bottom plate, two blocks protruding from the bottom plate, each
block defining a hooking slot therein, the latching tabs operable
to respectively engage in the hooking slots, a fastener operable to
extend through the fastening tab and then engage in the bottom
plate.
2. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein each hooking slot
gradually narrows from a first end of the block to a second end of
the block opposite to the first end, the latching tabs engage in
the corresponding hooking slots through the first ends.
3. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein a protrusion protrudes
from the bottom plate, a mounting hole is defined in the
protrusion, the fastening tab defines a through hole, the fastener
extends through the through hole and then engages in the mounting
hole.
4. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the base plate defines
a group of holes to fix the HDD.
5. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein a plurality of stop
tabs extends up from opposite sides of the base plate to sandwich
the HDD.
6. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein a stop tab extends up
from a second end of the base plate opposite to the first end, to
abut against a corresponding end of the HDD.
7. A fastening device for fastening a first hard disk drive (HDD)
or a second HDD, the first HDD has a larger size than the second
HDD, the fastening device comprising: a bracket comprising a base
plate, the base plate defining a first group holes for fixing the
first HDD and defining a second group holes for fixing the second
HDD, two latching tabs extending down from opposite sides of the
base plate, a fastening tab extending out from a first end of the
base plate; and a bottom plate, two blocks protruding from the
bottom plate, each block defining a hooking slot therein, the
latching tabs operable to respectively engage in the hooking slots,
a fastener operable to extend through the fastening tab and then
engage in the bottom plate.
8. The fastening device of claim 7, wherein each hooking slot
gradually narrows from a first end of the block to a second end of
the block opposite to the first end, the latching tabs engage in
the corresponding hooking slots through the first ends.
9. The fastening device of claim 7, wherein a protrusion protrudes
from the bottom plate, a mounting hole is defined in the
protrusion, the fastening tab defines a through hole, the fastener
extends through the through hole and then engages in the mounting
hole.
10. The fastening device of claim 7, wherein a plurality of first
stop tabs extends up from one of opposite sides of the base plate
to abut against a first sidewall of each of the first and second
HDDs, a plurality of second stop tabs extends up from the other of
opposite sides of the base plate to abut against a second sidewall
of the first HDD.
11. The fastening device of claim 7, wherein a stop tabs extends up
from a second end of the base plate opposite to the first end, to
abut against a corresponding end of the first HDD.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a device for fastening a
hard disk drive (HDD).
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Some servers with storage functions require a large number
of HDDs. Therefore, the large number of HDDs is mounted in a
chassis of a server, resulting in difficulty with space layout in
the chassis.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better
understood with reference to the following drawings. The components
in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis
instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of
the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views
are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding
parts throughout the several views.
[0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary
embodiment of a fastening device and a first hard disk drive
(HDD).
[0007] FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of the fastening
device of FIG. 1 and a second HDD.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of FIG.
1.
[0009] FIG. 4 is an assembled, isometric view of FIG. 1.
[0010] FIG. 5 is an assembled, isometric view of FIG. 2.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is
illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It
should be noted that references to "an" or "one" embodiment in this
disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such
references mean at least one.
[0012] FIGS. 1 and 2 show an exemplary embodiment of a fastening
device for fastening a 3.5 inch first hard disk drive (HDD) 22 or a
2.5 inch second HDD 21. The fastening device includes a bracket 10
and a bottom plate 30. Four locking holes 221 are defined in a
bottom surface of the first HDD 22. Four locking holes 211 are
defined in a bottom surface of the second HDD 21.
[0013] The bracket 10 includes a substantially rectangular base
plate 12. A fastening tab 13 extends out from a first end of the
base plate 12. A through hole 131 is defined in the fastening tab
13. Two latching tabs 121 perpendicularly extend down from opposite
ends of each of opposite sides of the base plate 12. Two stop tabs
122 perpendicularly extend up from each of the sides and a second
end of the base plate 12 opposite to the first end. Four first
holes 125 are defined in the base plate 12, respectively adjacent
to the opposite sides of the base plate 12, corresponding to the
locking holes 221 of the first HDD 22. Four second holes 126 are
defined in the base plate 12, corresponding to the locking holes
211 of the second HDD 21.
[0014] FIGS. 1 and 3 show four blocks 32 protruding up from the
bottom plate 30. A hooking slot 33 is defined in each block 32,
extending through opposite ends and a top surface of the block 32.
The hooking slot 33 gradually narrows from a first end of the block
32 to a second end of the block 32 opposite to the first end. A
protrusion 34 protrudes up from the bottom plate 30, beside the
blocks 32. A mounting hole 35 is defined in a top of the protrusion
34.
[0015] FIGS. 4 and 5 show in assembly, to assemble the first HDD
22, the first HDD 22 is placed on the base plate 12 and abutted
against inner surfaces of the stop tabs 122. Four screws 60 extend
through the corresponding first holes 125 and then engage in the
corresponding locking holes 221. The latching tabs 121 engage in
the corresponding hooking slots 33 through the first ends of the
corresponding hooking slots 33. A fastener 80, such as a screw,
extends through the through hole 131 and engages in the mounting
hole 35. Therefore, the first HDD 20 is fastened to the bottom
plate 30.
[0016] To assemble the second HDD 21, the second HDD 21 is placed
on the base plate 12 and abutted against a stop tab 122 at a
corresponding side of the bracket 10. Four screws 60 extend through
the corresponding second holes 126 and engage in the corresponding
locking holes 211. The second HDD 21 is then fastened to the bottom
plate 30.
[0017] The bracket 10 is only fastened to the bottoms of the HDD 21
and 22, occupying a relatively small space, so that the chassis may
receive more HDDs.
[0018] Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the
embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description,
together with details of the structure and the functions of the
embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may
be made in details, especially in matters of shape, size, and
arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to
the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms
in which the appended claims are expressed.
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